East5ide Unified, a BUILD Health Challenge community in Denver, is working to level the playing field for young children, so they can succeed in school and life. East5ide Unified recently reached an important milestone in their work: finalizing an action plan that will guide their efforts to eliminate health disparities for children in five Denver [...]
By Christopher Smith, Senior Program Officer at the Colorado Health Foundation At the Colorado Health Foundation, our mission is that together, we will make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation. We use the word “together” intentionally, because we truly believe that the only way for communities to reach their highest and healthiest potential is [...]
By Eric Galatas [Public News Service] PHOTO: Colorado projects honored as national leaders for promoting health include Aurora's Increasing Access program to expand health services during a child's first 1,000 days of life. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Center for Disease Control. DENVER – Three Colorado projects are winners in a nationwide search for innovative [...]
By Electa Draper [COPrevent] Photo: COPrevent The BUILD Health Challenge is awarding $75,000 to the Northeast Denver community to improve health opportunities for low-income urban neighborhoods. The program will award a total of $8.5 million in grants and low-interest loans to 18 communities nationwide for BUILD — Bold, Upstream, Integrated, Local and Data-driven [...]
East5ide Unified […]